The Origin of Prince’s Iconic Sound

The Origin of Prince’s Iconic Sound

Rashad Shabazz on the Black Music Scene in Mid-Twentieth Century Minneapolis

By Rashad Shabazz | February 17, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Malcolm X was Assassinated in New York City

This Week in Literary History: Malcolm X was Assassinated in New York City

“Whatever hand pulled the trigger did not buy the bullet.”

By Literary Hub | February 16, 2026

Sarah Aziza on Memoir as a Work of Art

Sarah Aziza on Memoir as a Work of Art

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | February 16, 2026

David Guterson on Changing His Style

David Guterson on Changing His Style

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 16, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: “I Have My Passport With Me.”

Letter From Minnesota: “I Have My Passport With Me.”

Michael Torres on Life in the Lens of Authoritarianism

By Michael Torres | February 13, 2026

An Archive of Associations: When My Father Bought Foucault’s Old Car

An Archive of Associations: When My Father Bought Foucault’s Old Car

Anna Nygren on Writing Between Intertextuality, Obsession and Categorization

By Anna Nygren | February 13, 2026

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Letter From Minnesota: Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Frontier, From an Immigrant in Minneapolis

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Translating Holocaust Literature in Times of Genocide

By Sasha Senderovich and Harriet Murav | February 13, 2026

What Playing With Sun Ra in College Taught Me About Myself

By Michael Lowenthal | February 13, 2026

Have You Ever Tried Going on a Blind Date With a Book?

Have You Ever Tried Going on a Blind Date With a Book?

Jess deCourcy Hinds Offers 13 Ways of Looking at the Book World’s Latest Phenomenon

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | February 13, 2026

What Science Reveals About the Many Facets of Desire

What Science Reveals About the Many Facets of Desire

Tom Bellamy on the Neurochemical Reactions That Drive Love, Obsession and Longing

By Tom Bellamy | February 13, 2026

Seven Fake Dating Romance Novels to Read for Valentine’s Day

Seven Fake Dating Romance Novels to Read for Valentine’s Day

Haruka Iwasaki Recommends Emily Henry, Talia Hibbert, Jasmine Guillory, and More

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Allegra Goodman, Richard Holmes, Helle Helle, and More

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Katie da Cunha Lewin on the Joys of Quiet, Communal Writing

Katie da Cunha Lewin on the Joys of Quiet, Communal Writing

Or: A Room of (Every)one’s Own

By Katie da Cunha Lewin | February 13, 2026

When Presidents Slowly Fall: What Fiction Gets Right About the 25th Amendment

When Presidents Slowly Fall: What Fiction Gets Right About the 25th Amendment

How to Depose a Mad King (According to the Constitution)

By Aron Solomon | February 12, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: Count Them Among the Loved 

Letter From Minnesota: Count Them Among the Loved 

Jennifer Bowen on the Distortions of Time Under an Occupation

By Jennifer Eli Bowen | February 12, 2026

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